Climate: Rainy season from November to April. Current weather forecast>>

Capital: Lusaka

Language: English (+260 International code)

Visa/Entry Requirements:
Visas are required by all nationals and are valid for three months. It can be issued on the border and costs £45.

Currency rate: Zambia Kwacha (ZK) US$1 = ZK, 500

Fuel costs: Diesel: US$ 0.45 per litre

Roads: Drive on the left. Roads have deteriorated with the worst bitumen in the east and south

Interesting Facts

Dr David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, named the Victoria Falls after the British queen. The local name for the "Victoria Falls" is "Mosi oa Tunya" which means the smoke that thunders. Zambia is a major producer of emeralds, mining twenty percent of the world's annual production. Lake Kariba on the River Zambezi is one of the world's largest man-made lakes. The Zambezi was dammed at Kariba at the end of the 1950's to provide hydro-electric power to Zambia and Zimbabwe.